Preserving Benton County's Heritage Since 1873
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Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.
Sauk Rapids, Benton Co., Minn.
📅 Today in History
United States
• 1642 The Canadian City of Montreal is founded
• 1896 US Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson)
Minnesota
• Minnesota water drains in three directions: north to Hudson Bay, east to the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
• Prairie landscapes shape much of western and southern Minnesota.
Benton County
• In October 1918, 175 influenza cases were reported in the Foley area.
• Sauk Rapids was separately organized as a village in 1881.
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